Speaking in his electorate on Sunday afternoon at the Norton Street Italian Festa and asked whether he would be making further declarations to the parliamentary register of interests, the PM said “every single thing has been declared”.
“Every single thing has been declared, every single thing has been declared, which is why it has been reported on, and it is appropriate that those declarations occur,” he said.
“From time to time members of parliament receive upgrades, what’s important is that they are declared, all of mine have been declared, I note that a range of them go back a long period of time,” the PM said.
When it was put to him that he had sought out some of the upgrades, he said: “they have all been declared, which is what is appropriate”.
“(Alan Joyce) was the CEO of the national airline, and as the CEO of the national airline I have the same relationship with him than I have with (former Virgin Australia CEO) John Borghetti,” he said.
When asked whether all politicians should stop taking upgrades from airlines, he said it is “a matter for them”.
Mr Albanese said his son received access to Qantas’ prestigious Chairman’s Lounge when his relationship with his wife ended.
“I put out a media release when my marriage ended, you can’t be more transaparent than that,” he said.
“My plus one became my son.”